Effects of melatonin on impaired neurogenic and endothelial relaxations by bacterial lipopolysaccharide in the mouse corpus cavernosum

Pharmacology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 128-134

  Kumcu, Eda Karabal ^a   Büyüknacar, H Sinem Göktürk ^a   Kiroǧlu, Olcay Ergürhan ^a   Göçmen, Cemil ^a   Döndaş, Naciye ^a   Dikmen, Atilla ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bacterial lipopolysaccharide; Inducible nitric oxide synthase; Melatonin; Mouse corpus cavernosum

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; AMINOGUANIDINE; BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; MELATONIN; PAPAVERINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENDOTHELIUM; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENDOTHELIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MALE; MELATONIN; MICE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PAPAVERINE; PENIS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 2642551307     PISSN: 00317012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000077446     Document Type: Article

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